PlainZIP

Collins, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Collins, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 913. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet COLLINS-IA · Collins, IA 1 ZIPs · 913 pop · #7640/25278 · Story County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $85,278
  • RANK-UPPER #7640/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Roland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 913
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $200,000

Nearest income peer: Roland, IA ( $232 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Collins

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Collins on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Collins, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 30%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
913
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$85,278
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 50055 (913 residents). Household income $85,278 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Missouri Valley is the closest lower-income city and Carter Lake the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Collins.

Population concentration

Collins's single ZIP 50055 carries the town

Collins is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50055 is the entire residential footprint (913 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Collins's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 52 employees , annual payroll $2,440k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50055 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Manufacturing · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Collins, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Story County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Collins. See the Story County roll-up →

Collins lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Story County: Story City, Huxley and Maxwell earn more and Ames, Nevada and Cambridge earn less. Gilbert marks the far end of that range at $130,083, 53% above Collins.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50055 913 $85,278 23 7
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Collins roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Collins, .